Etihad Airways to offer three daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will increase its Abu Dhabi-Moscow services from seven flights per week to double daily on 1 June 2014, and then to triple daily from 1 October 2014.

Increased frequency to provide more choice and
flexibility for travel between the UAE and Russia.

Etihad Airways to offer 5,712 seats a week between the
two capital cities – threefold increase in business class seats.

New connections from Moscow to the Maldives,
Seychelles, Phuket, and Ho Chi Minh City – 110 per cent increase in total
weekly connections beyond Abu Dhabi.

The UAE flag carrier commenced operations to the Russian capital’s
Domodedovo airport (DME) in December 2008, and since then has carried more than
400,000 travellers. In 2013 passenger volumes rose 36 per cent compared
to 2012 levels, achieving double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year.

James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways,
said: “The UAE is home to almost 25,000 Russians and 400 Russia-UAE joint
venture companies, and as a result, the business and cultural ties between the
two countries have never been stronger.

“With flights three times per day, Etihad Airways provides more
convenient services to Abu Dhabi, the UAE and across our global network.

“Etihad Airways will offer 31 per cent of the weekly frequencies between
the UAE and Moscow, providing more direct flights than any other carrier.”

Important new connections will include flights to and from the Maldives,
Seychelles, Phuket, and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as new business and leisure
destinations such as Brisbane, Chengdu, Kathmandu, Lagos, Manila, Nairobi,
Perth and Singapore.

For guests travelling from Moscow in Pearl Business class, the airline
will continue to provide a premium complementary door-to-door luxury limousine
service, complete with a personal chauffeur (within the Moscow MKAD Ring Road
to and from the airport).

Flights can be booked from today on www.etihad.com, through Etihad Airways Contact Centres, or via
travel agents. In addition, Russian guests visiting the UAE for business
or leisure can apply for a UAE visiting visa through the joint Etihad Airways-TT
Services visa
application centre.